Change of use from ground floor retail / commercial unit to residential use

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Ground floor retail unit converted to residential use at a terraced property on High Street, Port St. Mary
• ✓Site sits within an area designated as Retail under the 1982 Plan
• ✓Loss of commercial use considered acceptable given low trading activity in that part of the village
• ✓Streetscene already comprises a mix of housing, shops, and offices
• ✓character
• ✓The site represents the curtilage of an existing terraced two storey property on the western side of the High Street in PSM within an area designated as Retail on the 1982 Plan.
• ✓The loss of a commercial unit is regrettable but perhaps not surprising as business is not bustling within this part of Port St. Mary.
• ✓The streetscene is made up of a mixture of housing, shops and offices and this conversion will not significantly affect the viability of the village.

Permission was granted to change the use of the ground floor of 15 High Street, Port St. Mary from retail or commercial use to residential. The property is a terraced two-storey building on the western side of the High Street, within an area designated as Retail in the 1982 Plan. The officer acknowledged that losing a commercial unit was regrettable, but noted that business activity in that part of Port St. Mary was not strong. The existing streetscene already features a mixture of housing, shops, and offices, and the conversion was not considered likely to undermine the viability of the village centre.

The application was permitted on 6 December 2005. The officer noted that while the loss of a commercial unit was regrettable, trade in that part of Port St. Mary was not strong, and the mixed character of the streetscene meant the conversion would not significantly affect the viability of the village.

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